Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CBS Evening News for Tuesday, Jan 20, 1981


Title: Reagan Inauguration

Abstract:
  • Live CBS coverage of Ronald Reagan inauguration preparations; including reports re: Iran Hostage situation - agreement made and hostages awaiting release, reported by Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, Lesley Stahl, Bill Plante, Bruce Morton, Bob Schieffer, Bill Moyers, Jacqueline Adams, Rita Flynn, Morton Dean, Bob McNamara, Tom Fenton, Nelson Benton.
  • Live interview with Anna Lee Porter (?).
  • A brief live comment by Ronald Reagan re: hostages.
  • Begins in progress.
  • Begin Time:08:00:30 am
    End Time:09:00:20 am
    TVN Record Number:864114
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1981-2009 Vanderbilt University
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